2021年中考英語三輪復(fù)習(xí)：閱讀理解 練習(xí)題匯編（含答案）

2021年中考英語三輪復(fù)習(xí)：閱讀理解精選練習(xí)題匯編

1.

Nameofthemovie:HistoryofTime

Time:9:30a.m.-l1:30a.m.Sunday,June20th

Place:People'sCinema

Ticketprice:Adult(成人):30yuan

Childrenunder12:Free

Rules

Don'tgointothecinemaafter11:00a.m.

Don'trunorfight.

Notakingfoodintothecinema.

Nophotos.

Pleasehelpkeepthecinemaquietandclean.

(1)HowlongisthemovieHistoryofTime?

A.2hours.B.9hoursC.l1hoursD.l2hours.

(2)Alan(11yearsold)andhisfather(42yearsold)wanttoseethemovie,how

muchdotheyneed?

yuan.B.42yuan.C3Qyuan.D.18yuan.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE.

A.Wecan'tgointothecinemaafter11:00a.m.

B.Wecan*ttakechildrenunder12intothecinema.

C.Wecantakesomehamburgersintothecinema.

D.Wecantakesomephotosinthecinema.

2.

Notice

Dearall,

Wearegoingtohavea"helpinghands"meetingatthecommunitycentreon

theafternoonof5March.

Doyouhaveanyproblems?Pleaselookattheinformationbelow.Itmayhelpyou!

CityGardenCommunityCentre

Areyounotfeelingwellthesedays?Donotworry.Therearegooddoctorandnurses

here.Theywillmakeyoufeelbetter!

HealthCentre

Isyourwashingmachinenotworking?IsthereanythingwrongwithyourTV?Our

enginnersareheretohelpwithyourproblems!

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Fix-ItClub

AreyouwoiTyingaboutwhattoweartoapartyorhowtodesignyourhome?Wehave

someartiststohelp.Allourgroupmembersknowalotaboutstylesandcolors.Theywillbe

happytogiveyousomeideas!

Art&DesignGroup

（1）"Helpinghands"is.

A.acommunitycenterthathelpspeoplesolve（解決）problems

B.ameetingthathelpspeoplewiththeirproblems

C.aclubthathelpsthecommunitywithitsproblems

D.agroupthatdoessomehelpfulthingsforpeoplelivinginthecommunity

（2）Ifyoudon*tfeelverywell,youcangotothe.

A.CityGardenCommunityCentreB.HealthCentre

C.Fix-ItClubD.Art&DesignGroup

（3）Theunderlinedword"engineers"means.

A.設(shè)計(jì)師B.造型師C.維修師D.編程員

（4）Inwhatsituation（情況）canyougethelpfromtheArt&DesignGroup?

A.Youwillgotoabirthdayparty,butyoudon*tknowwhattotaketotheparty.

B.Youbought（買）anewhouse,butyoudon'tknowwhentomoveintoit.

C.Youwillgotoadanceparty,butyoudon*tknowwhoyoucangowith.

D.Youboughtanewhouse,butyoudon'tknowhowtomakeitnice.

3.

Whatisthemostamazingthinginsummer?Aseasidevacation?Somegoodfamily

time?Orasongthatchangesyourwholelife?TheseallhappenedtoRonnie,themain

characterofthebookTheLastSong.ItwaswrittenbytheUSauthorNicholasSparks.

SinceRonnie*sparentsdivorced（離婚）whenshewas14,shebegantostaywithher

mominNewYork.Herfather,whousedtobeherpianoteacher,livedaloneinNorth

Carolina.Shewassomadatherdadthatshehadnottalkedwithhimorplayedthepianoever

sincethedivorce.However,thesummerbeforesheturned18,hermomsenthertoNorth

Carolina.Atfirst,Ronniewasupsetwithit.Butthingschangedwhenherdadfoundsome

turtle（海龜）eggs.Bearsweretryingtobreakthem.Shelearnedmoreabouttheturtlesat

thelocalaquariumandsetupacagetoprotecttheeggs.

TheturtlenestbrokedownthewallbetweenRonnieandherfather.However,itwason

thedaywhentheeggshatched（孵化）thatRonniefoundoutherdadwasdying.Thatwas

whyhermomaskedhertovisithim.Ronniewasveryupset.Shestartedplayingthepiano

againandwroteasongforhimbeforehedied.

Ronniedeeplymovedme.Thoughshelooksrebellious（叛逆的）inthebook,sheis

verykind.Sheevensleptoutsidethewholenightjusttoprotecttheturtleeggsfromthebears.

Shelovesherfather.

Itisameaningfulstory.Itteachesushowtogetonwellwithourparentsandhowto

expresslovetoourparents.

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(1)WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRonnie'sstory?

A.Ronnielivedallbyherselfafterthedivorce.

B.Ronniegotonwellwithherdadafterthedivorce.

C.Ronnie*sfatherusedtoteachhertoplaythepiano.

D.Ronnie'sparentsdivorcedwhenshewaseighteen.

(2)HowdidRonniefeelatfirstwhenshewassenttoNorthCarolina?

A.Unhappy.B.Excited.C.Surprised.D.Pleased.

(3)WhathappenedduringRonnie'sstaywithherdad?

A.Ronniefoundthatsheherselffellill.

B.Ronnierefusedtoplaythepianoagain.

C.Ronnieandherdad'srelationshipgotworse.

D.Ronniewroteasongforherdadbeforehedied.

(4)WhatdoesthewriterthinkofRonnie?

A.Sheiscaring.B.Sheislucky.C.Sheistalented.D.Sheiscareful.

(5)Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Theloveforaturtle.

B.Howaturtleprotectsitseggs.

C.Themostamazingthinginsummer.

D.HowRonniechangedrelationshipswithherfather.

4.

JillisastudentinTokyo.Theschoolisfarfromherhome.Everydayshehas

togotoschoolbysubway.Ittakesheraboutfortyminutes,sheoftengetsup

veryearlybecauseshedoesn'twanttobelateforschool.Sheisagoodstudent.

Julie'shomeisinLondon.Itisfarfromherschool.Sheusuallygoestoschoolai

bybus.Thiskindofbushastwofloors.Ittakesheranhoureveryday.She

mustgetupveryearlyeverymorning.Sheoftengetsthereearly.

(冰島).(一年到1

TinaisastudentinIcelandThereissnowallyeararound

頭).Sosheusuallygoestoschoolbysledge(雪橇).Ittakesabouttwenty

minutestogetthere.Sheissometimeslateforschool.

(1)HowdoesJillgotoschooleveryday?

A.Bybike.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.

(2)WhydoesTinausuallygotoschoolbysledge?

A.Becausehishomeisneartheschool.

B.BecausethereisnobusinIceland.

C.BecausethereissnowallyearroundinIceland.

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（3）Thechart（表格）tellsus

A.howstudentscangettoschoolontime.

B.howstudentsinothercountriesgotoschool.

C.studentsshouldgetupearly.

5.

Mr.JacksonhasthebestapplesinHappyTown.Butkidsnevergotohisyard（院子）

topickanapple.TheyknowMr.Jacksonhasabadtemper（脾氣）.ButCaroldoesn*tthink

so.ShelivesnearMr.Jackson*shouse.

It*saSaturdaymorning.CaroltakesTinatoherhouse.WhentheywalkbyMr.

Jackson'shouse,heseesthemandgivesthemabigsmile（微笑）.“Hello,Carol.Youhavea

littlefriendwithyoutoday."saysMr.Jackson.

Carolsmilesbackandtellshimtheywillplaygamesathome.Mr.Jacksontellsthemthat

soundsfunandgivesthemafreshapple.ThentheywalkonandTinaasksCarol,"Everyone

saysMr.Jacksonismean（吝嗇的）andbad-tempered.Whyishesonicetous?"

Carolsaysthatwhenshefirstwalkspasthishouseheisn*tveryfriendly.Butshealways

giveshimafriendlysmile.Thenonedayhehalf^smilesbackather.Aftersomemoretime,he

startssmilingrealsmilesandthenstartstalkingtoher.Justa"hello"atfirst,thenmore.And

nowtheybecomefriends.

（1）WhohasthebestapplesinHappyTown?

A.Mi\Jackson.B.Carol.C.Tina.D.Wedon*tknow.

（2）WhenCarolandTinawalkbyMr.Jackson'shouse,he.

A.hasabadtemperB.seesthem

C.givesthemabigsmileD.bothBandC

（3）WhatdoesMr.Jacksonthinkofplayinggamesathome?

A.boringB.terribleC.fiinD.bad

（4）Fromthestory,wecanknow.

A.CarolthinksMr.Jacksonhasabadtemper

B.CarolandTinameetJacksononSundaymorning

C.Mr.JacksongivesCarolandTinaafreshapple

D.Mr.JacksonisfriendlywhenCarolfirstwalkspasthishouse.

（5）Whatisthebesttitle（題目）ofthestory?

A.ABad-temperedManB.Jackson*sAppleYard

C.ApplesinHappyTownD.AFriendlySmile

6.

ItTsMondaymorningandmyfriendsandIareoutsideplayinggames.Ourteachertells

usthatwearehavingavisitorcomingtotheschool.Ashortmanwithabush（濃密的）

beardiswalkingthroughthefrontdoorsandheadingforourclassroom.Theoldman

introduceshimself.MIamMr.Lee.HAndhetellsussomethingabouttheclassinAmerica.

□InAmerica,iftheteacherasksyouaquestionbutyoudon*tunderstand,youshould

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putupyourhandandasktheteachertorepeat(重復(fù))it.Ifyoudon'tknowtheanswer,itis

righttotelltheteacheryoudon'tknow.Thenheorsheknowswhatyouneedtolearn.

□Beontime!Itisnotpolitetobelate.Ifyoucomeinlate,besuretodoitquietly.

Takeyourbooksoutofyourbagafteryouentertheroom.Thengotoyourseatandsitdown

quietly.IntheUS,youneedn'tknockbeforeyoucomeintotheclassroom.

□Ifyouhavetoleaveduringtheclass,doitquietly,too.Thereisnoneedtoaskthe

teacher'spermission(同意).

(1)Whendoestheshortmancometotheschool?

A.OnMondaymorning.B.OnChildren'sDay.

C.OnSchoolDay.D.OnSaturdayafternoon.

(2)InAmerica,ifyoudon*tunderstandtheteacher'squestion,youshould.

A.notputupyourhands

B.saysorrytotheteacher

C.domorehomeworkafterclass

D.asktheteachertosayitagain

(3)IfanAmericanboyislateforclass,heshould.

A.standatthedoorforfifteenminutes

B.gointotheroomquietly

C.saynMayIcomein?”

D.knockatthedoorfirst

(4)Mr.BeetellsthestudentsaboutofAmerica.

A.thestudentsB.theclassrulesC.theclassroomD.theteachers

7.

(BettyandLinglingarestandinginfrontofTian'anmenSquare)

Tourist:Excuseme!CanyoutellmethewaytoWangfujingDajie?

Betty:Ofcourse.GoacrossDongChang*anJie,goalongthestreetandturnleftatthe

thirdcrossing.It*snearhere,soyoucanwalkthere.

Tourist:Great.AndPdliketobuyaguidebookaboutBeijing.Isthereabookstorenearhere?

Lingling:Yes.Thereisabigbookstoreoverthere,justalongXiChang'anJie,ontheright,

acrossfromthebank.

Tourist:Right.OK!IalsowanttovisittheNationalStadium.HowcanIgetthere?

Lingling:Sorry,Pmnotsure.Whynotaskthepolicemanoverthere?

Tourist:Thankyou.

BettyandLingling:You'rewelcome.

Tourist:Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowtogettotheNationalStadium?

Policeman:Sure!Goalongthestreetandyou'llseeanundergroundstation.Take

theundergroundtotheOlympicSportsCenter,oryoucantakeabusorataxi.

Tourist:Thanksalot.

Policeman:You'rewelcome.Haveaniceday.

(1)HowwillthetouristgettoWangfujingDajiefromTian'anmenSquare?

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A.Byunderground.B.Bytaxi.

C.Bybus.D.Onfoot.

(2)Whereisthebookstore?

A.It'sontheleftofXiChang'anJie.

B.IfsacrossfromtheNationalStadium.

C.Ifsinfrontofthebank.

D.It'sontherightofXiChang*anJie.

(3)WhodoesthetouristaskforthewaytotheNationalStadium?

A.Lingling.B.Betty.C.Apoliceman.D.Aguidebook.

8.

HaveyoueverbeentoTaiwan,thebiggestislandofChina?Doyouwanttovisitthere?

We*llshowyouthebestTaiwanIsland.

Onafbur-daytour.

Price:Only￥5,000

Including:Round-wayplaneticketsbetweenBeijingandTaiwan.Busservicearound

Tai-wan.Besttourguideservice.

Places

SunandMoonLakeAbeautifullake.Asmallisland.Ononesideoftheisland,thelake

lookslikethesun,ontheothersideitlookslikethemoon.Thatiswhypeoplecallthelake

SunandMoonLake.

AliMountainThenearestmountainaroundSunandMoonLake.Aniceexperienceto

haveapartywithGaoshanpeople.Awonderfulplacetoseeaverybeautifulsunrise.

PengLakeAgreatplaceforswimming,fishing,boatingandeatingdeliciousfruitand

freshfish.

GaoxiongAfulldaytogoshopping.

Booknow.

OfficehourMonday-Friday9:00a.m.-7:00p.m.

Saturday9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

Tel:6459-9561

Soldoutthismonth!Bookbyphonenowfornextmonth!

(1)WhichisthebiggestislandofChina?

A.TaiwanIsland.B.HainanIsland.

C.DiaoyuIsland.D.HuangyanIsland.

(2)IfyougoonatripinTaiwan,wherecanyouseethebeautifulsunrise?

A.OnSunandMoonLake.B.OnAliMountain.

C.OnPengLake.D.InGaoxiong.

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(3)Thewriterofthispassagewantsto.

A.havemorepeopletojointhetour

B.tellyousomethingaboutTaiwan

C.askpeoplenottotroublethemonSunday

D.describehowbeautifulTaiwanis

(4)IfyouwanttovisitTaiwanthismonth,youhaveto.

A.visittheirofficeonSaturday

B.phonethenumber6459-9561

C.tumtosomeothertravelagencies

D.paymoretocoverthesametour

(5)Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TaiwanisPartofChina

B.TaketheTimetoLearninYourHoliday

C.TheBiggestIslandofChina

D.ComeandJoinUsforYourHoliday

9.

InBenElton'sbookGridlock,alienscometoourworldtolearnaboutpeople.Theylook

attheplaceswhereweliveandwork,andhowwetravel.Buttheydon*tunderstandcars.

Theyseethateverymorningmillionsofpeoplegetintobigboxes.Theseboxestakepeople

manykilometerstotheirworkplaces.Butoften,thebigboxescan*tmovebecausethereareso

manyofthem.Then,intheevening,thepeoplegetintotheirboxesandslowlydrivehome

again.

Thealiensthinkthisreallystrange.Whydon'tpeopletravelinthefasterboxestheycall

trainsorbuses?Orliveneartheirworkplaces?Dotheyliketositinboxesforhours?Oraren*t

theyverysmart?

Thealiensareright.Whydon'twelivenearourworkplace?Ifsoftenbecausehousesare

tooexpensiveinthecity.Peoplewholivedinthecitybeforehavetoliveoutsideitnow.But

manyjobsareinthecitycenter.Cheaperhousesincitiesareapossibleanswertotraffic

problems.

WordBank

Gridlocks《交通阻塞》

alien外星人

(1)Whydoalienscometotheearth?

A.Tohelpwithtrafficproblems.

B.Tolearnabouthuman'slife.

C.Totakeovertheearth.

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D.Tofightwithhumans.

(2)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"bigboxes"inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Spaceships.B.Workplaces.C.Houses.D.Cars.

(3)Aliensthinkhumanscantoavoidtrafficproblems.

A.buildmoreroadsB.createmorecars

C.takefastertrainsorbusesD.staylongerincars

(4)Whydidsomepeoplemoveoutfromthecitycenter?

A.Housesarecheaperoutsidethecity.

B.Housesarebeautifuloutsidethecity.

C.Toliveneartheirworkplaces.

D.Toliveinaquietplace.

(5)Whafsthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Thealiensinthefuture.

B.Thewaystogotowork.

C.Thereasonsoftrafficproblems.

D.Theworkplacesinthecity.

10.

Onasummerday,amansittingunderatreeonthebankofariver,watchedagroupof

ducksontheriver.

Soonabranchwithleavescamedriftingamongthem,andtheyallflewaway.After

circlingintheairfbralittletime,theylandedagainontheirfeedingground.

Soonanotherbranchcamedriftingdownamongthem,andagaintheytookflightfrom

theriver.Butwhentheyfoundthebranchdriftedbywithoutanydanger,theyflewdownto

thewaterasbefore.

Afterfourorfivebrancheshaddriftedbyinthisway,theducksgavelittleattentionto

them.Atleast,theyhardlytriedtoflyoutoftheirway,evenwhenthebranchesnearly

touchedthem.

Themanwhowaswatchingallthis,nowwantedtoknowwhodriftedthesebranches.He

lookeduptheriver,andnoticedafoxslylywatchingtheducks.nWhatwillhedonext?1*

thoughttheman.

Whenthefoxsawthattheduckswerenolongerafraidofthebranches,hetookamuch

largerbranch,andhidhimselfbehindit.Thenhedriftedhimselfwiththelargerbranch.When

hewasrightamongtheducks,hecaughttwoyoungducksquicklyandswamoffwiththem.

Therestoftheducksflewawayinfright,anddidnotcomebackfbralongtime.

Thefoxmusthaveenjoyedafinedinnerfbrwhathehaddone.

WordBank

branch樹枝

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drift漂浮

slyly偷偷地

(1)Whatdidthemanwatchontheriveratfirst?

A.Ducks.B.Foxes.C.Leaves:.D.Branches.

(2)Whatdidtheducksdoassoonasthefirstbranchcamenearthem?

A.Theyfedthemselves.B.Theystayedstill.

C.Theylookedfbrfood.D.Theyflewaway.

(3)Atlast,evenwhenthebranchesnearlytouchedtheducks,they

A.triedtoflyatonceB.swamoffquickly

C.werenolongerafraidD.camebackforalongtime

(4)Whydidthefbxdriftthelargerbranch?

A.Tohavefiin.B.Tocatchtheducks.

C.Tocrosstheriver.D.Toswimwiththeducks.

(5)Whatdoyouthinkofthefbx?

A.Cleverandpatient.B.Kindandthankful.

C.Interestingandoutgoing.D.Lovelyandfriendly.

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參考答案

1.

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ACA

2.

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BBCD

3.

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CADAD

4.

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CCB

5.

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ADCCD

6.

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ADBB

7.

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DDC

8.

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ABACD

9.

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BDCAC

10.

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ADCBA

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2021年中考英語三輪復(fù)習(xí)：閱讀理解精選試題

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的A、B、C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出個(gè)最佳答案。

A

Playingwithapps（應(yīng)用程序）onsmartphonesisverycommonamongyoungpeopleLet's

try

somespecialappsandenjoythem.

ButterCamera

Inthisapp,therearemanyfilters。慮鏡）thatcanmakeyourphotosmorebeautiful.Butthecoolestthing

isthatitcanhelpyouaddprettyandartisticcharacters.Thecharacterscanbeanythingyoulike.Theycan

beyourownwords,famoussayingsorevenapoem.Youcanmakeaphotodiarythatshowsyour

feelings.

TaoMix2（自然之聲）

Sometimes,youmayfeeltireda代erabusyschoolday.Whynottrythisapp?Thisisamusicapp.Butthe

soundsinitallcomefromnature.Thereareover100soundsofnature,suchasbird-calls,windandrain.

Youcanhearallthesesounds.Thebestthingisthatyoucancreateyourownmusicbyrecordingother

soundsyoulike,forexample,thesoundofyourownlaughter.

Beaker（燒杯）

Ischemistryyourfavoritesubject?Withthisapp,yoursmartphoneturnsinto

abeaker.You"pour”chemicalmaterialsbytouchingtheupperright-handcorner

ofyoursmartphone.You"light"amatchbyswiping（刷）thescreenquickly.

Youcanshakethe"beaker"tomakechemicalreactions（反應(yīng)）gofaster.There

are300chemicalreactionsinall.

31.Howmanyspecialappsdoesthepassageintroduce?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

32.Jimisaphoto-takingfan.Hemightbeinterestedin

A.ButterCameraB.TaoMix2C.BeakerD.WeChat

33.Accordingtothepassage,wecan

A.addsoundsofnaturetotheButterCamera.B."pour"chemicalmaterialsbyswipingthe

screen.

C.recordthevoiceofourfriendsintoTaoMix2.D/light"amatchtomakechemical

reactionsfaster

,B

lt*sMonday.IstaywithmybuddyuntilIsaygoodbyearoundmidnight.

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Mycarisparkedonthestreet.AsIgetin,someoneopensmydoor;It'samanholdingagun.

“Getoutofthecar!"hebarks.

Istepout.Anothermanpushesmeintothebackseat.Webegindriving.

“Where'syourmoney?"oneshouts.

“1onlyhave$400inmyaccount.Youcancheckitthroughmyphoneandhere'smy

password/Isay."Youcanhaveanythingyouwant.Justletmegetbacktomyfamily"

/zlfyou'relying,"hesays/111killyou."

WhentheyseeI'mnotlying,theyaskifmyfriendhasmoneyatthehousewheretheypicked

meup.

"Maybe,"Isay."Ifhedoes,he'llgiveyouwhateverhehas."

Wedrivebacktomyfriend'shouse.Iamledtothedoor,feelingagunagainstmyback.

Before

myfriendopensthedoor;onemansuddenlyrushesmebackintothecar.Ihearthem

arguing,

wonderingifmyfriendhascalledthepolice.

Nowwe'redriving,andIhavenoideawhereweare.Itrytothinkofmymom,whoisall1

haveleft.

Thenthecarstops.I'mpalledoutandpushedontotheroad.Itellmyselflcan'tdiethisway.

Justthen,Ihearthesoundofpolicecar,sodothemen.Theyjumpintomycarandspeed

away.I'mleftalone.Iamalive.

IstandupandkeeprunninguntilIgettoagasstation.Thelightison,butnobodyisthere.

The

payphonehasabrokenlinehangingfromit.Ifalltotheground,whenacouplepullsin.

"Needhelp?"thewomanasksinamom'sway.

"Yes,"Isay,likeamom'sboy."I'vejustbeenrobbed（搶劫）andkidnapped,"Isay."Canyou

pleasecallthepolice?"

Help,finallyisontheway.

34.Whohelpedthewriteratlast?

A.HisfriendB.HismomC.AcoupleD.Akidnapper

35.Accordingtothepassage,wearesurethat

A.thewriter'sfriendhascalledthepolice.

B.there'snomoneyinthewriter'sbankaccount.

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C.therobbershavedriventhewriter'scaraway.

D.thewomanagasstationisoneoftherobbers.

36.Accordingtotheunderlinedpart"likeamom'sboy"whichofthewordbelowcan

describe

thewriter'sfeeling?

A.nervousB.safeC.scaredD.satisfied

37.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter'sexperience?

A.Don'tstaywithyourbuddytillmidnight.

B.Keepmuchmoneyinyourbankaccount.

C.Don'texpectanystrangerstohelpyouanytime.

D.Doastherobberssayandtrytorunaway.

C

Gradually,moreandmorepeoplecametothefarmer'shousetoseethe"tiny"man.Likethe

emperorinLilliput.Tomakealotofmoneyfromme,thefarmerdecidedtotakemeontour

aroundthecountry.

“Pleasedon'tdothis,"IheardGlumdalelitchsaytoherfather;itistoodangerousforhim."

She

istheonlypersonwhohascaredformeinthepastmonths,andmyonlyfriendon

Brobdingnag.

Butherfatherdidnotlisten,andsoonmylifebecameonelongtour.

Oneday,thequeenheardaboutme.Shelikedmesomuchthatsheinvitedmetolivewith

her.

Shepaidthefarmerathousandpiecesofgoldtokeepme!

ForthefirsttimeonBrobdingnagIfeltsafeandhappy.

Thequeensawmeasherpetandtreatedmewell.Shegavemealittleboxtoliveinwith

furnitureandeverythingIneeded.

EveryWednesday,Ihadmanyinterestingconversationswiththekingandhewascurious

about

lifeinEnglandandEurope.

Heaskedmeaboutthelawsofmycountryanditsgovernmentandreligions

'Inmycountry:'Iexplained,'thesystemworksverywellbecausethegovernmentmakesthe

lawsandtherearemanybookstoteachthemhowtogovern.Thingsarenotalwaysperfect,,

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continued.

Thekinglistenedcarefully.Butthensuddenlyhestartedlaughing,

"Howimportantyoupolitepeoplethinkyouare/'hesaid.Youtellmeyouhavemanybooks

abouthowtogovernyourcountyareyouallsostupid?Yoursystemisnotasefficient（有效

的）as

youthink."

"Youmustnotbeinfluencedbymysize,sir."Isaid.*lnmycountrytherearemanytall

people

whoareextremelystupidandmanyshortpeoplewhoareveryintelligent.Thisistrueof

everything

1amhappytosaythekingagreedwithmeonthis.

"Sizeandappearancedonotmatter,"Iconcluded.

--TaefromGulliver'sTravels

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword,"thetinyman"inParagraph1referto?

A.GlumdalclitchB.theemperorC.thefarmerD.Gulliver

39.Bythelastsentence"Sizeandappearancedonotmatter"thewritermeans

A.peoplewhoaretallmustbeextremelystupid.

B.peoplewhoareshortmustbeveryintelligent.

C.peoplewhoaresmallmustbemuchweakerthanothers.

D.wecan'tconsiderpeoplebytheirappearanceandsize.

40.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGlumdalclitch?

A.Careful.B.Kind.C.Hard-working.D.Generous.

41.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThefarmersoldGullivertothequeenfor1000yuan.

B.Gulliverthoughtthelawsinhiscountrywereuseless.

C.GulliverwaslookedafterwellbythequeenonBrobdingnag.

D.ThekingthoughtthesysteminGulliver'scountryworkedwell.

D

"Fivemoreminutes"isthefirstthoughtofmanypeoplewhentheiralarmsringinthe

morning.Thisfirstthoughtisusuallyfollowedbyhittingthesnoozebutton（小睡催醒按鈕）

andfallingbackasleepforafewmoremoments.Hittingthesnoozebuttonhasbecomea

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habitformillionsofpeople.

Thoughhittingthesnoozebuttonallowspeopleafewmoreminutesofsleep,itcauses

unhealthysleeppatterns（模式）.Mostpeoplethinkiftheyaretiredwhentheyfirstwakeup,

they

needmoresleep.However,sleepingisaprocesswithdifferentcycles（循環(huán)）.Tofeelfully

rested,thebodymustgothroughallthesleepcycles.Fallingbackasleepafterhittingthe

snoozebuttonrestartstheprocess,butwhenthealarmringsagainseveralminuteslater;the

processisinterrupted（打斷）.Thebodyhasnotgonethroughallthecycles,andthiscancause

thebodytofeelsleepyfortherestoftheday.Thissleepinesscanaffectmemory,theability

tomakechoices,andperformanceatworkorschool.

Sleepinessmayalsohappenifthebody*sbiologicalrhythm（節(jié)律）isinterrupted.People

normallyfallasleepatnightandwakeupinthemorningbecausetheirrhythmsare

operatingnaturally.Therhythmsareinfluencedbyrepeatinguseofthesnoozebutton,and_

itcancausefeelingsofsleepinessduringthedayandaninabilitytofallasleepatnight.

Peopleneedtoconsiderdevelopingdifferentroutinesratherthan